Here are the Yankees pregame notes on Friday night. I won't be recapping the game tonight or do any postgame since it is a late game. I figured I would provide these courtesy of the Lohud Yankees Blog and as always I throw my two cents in there.
Consistency has become a real buzz word with these Yankees. I suppose that’s
the case every year, but it seems especially true with this group. For the past
two weeks, it’s been used to talk about the lineup, but the Yankees are still
searching for it in the rotation as well.
Ivan Nova is no exception, he was so good last year and has struggled this year. This should be a good night for him to get it going.
For a while there, Nova looked like the same guy the Yankees remember from
last season, and even his last time out, Nova was able to use his big slider to
finish with a career-high 12 strikeouts. Those strikeouts, though, came with
five runs through six innings, and Nova has allowed at least five runs in four
of his past five starts. There was one gem in the middle, but Nova’s been
erratic. He was better last game, he gave up a three run homerun that made it look worse.
“It’s location with him,” Joe Girardi said. “He gets up in the zone, he gets
behind in the count, and then his fastball gets hit when it’s up in the zone. He
had an awesome slider the other day and used it extremely well, but when he gets
behind, he gets hurt.”
Nova hasn’t been in the league long enough to have much of a track record
against anyone, but he’s never faced that Athletics, and today’s Oakland lineup
has a total of five career at-bats against him (two by Josh Reddick, three by
Seth Smith). The Yankees meanwhile, have won their past six games at the
Coliseum and 10 of their past 11.
“I just think we’ve played well when we’ve played them,” Girardi said. “We’ve
played pretty well out here as well. We’ve got to have that continue because you
want to get on a roll, and that’s one thing that’s been hard for us to do this
year.” The Yankees are just a much better team and seem to like playing in Oakland.
Dave Robertson played catch yesterday and felt
alright today. The Yankees plan to have him play catch again on Monday. “I think
there’s some stiffness there,” Girardi said. “He’s had inactivity and hasn’t
used that area in probably about 15 days. We have to be a little bit cautious in
the beginning to make sure nothing’s there.” The Yankees will be extra cautious here, this is where there depth really takes a hit as Joba having the ankle injury as he was coming back from Tommy John. MO is out and now Robertson so they are down to Soriano, Boone Logan and then a mixture, they can't afford any more injuries to their bullpen.
The Yankees still plan to have Brett Gardner begin swinging a bat on
Monday.
Girardi said it’s not likely either Robertson or Gardner will be back with
the team before they get home a week from Monday. Robertson has said he’d like
to be back by next weekend’s series in Detroit, but Girardi said he’s “not sure
that’s going to happen.”
Nova’s hamstring was a little tight after his last start, but Girardi said
it didn’t affect any of the work he did between starts. Girardi considers it a
complete non-issue. Nova came to the Coliseum yesterday to play catch.
Good news on Manny Banuelos. Girardi said test on Banuelos’ sore left elbow
showed no ligament damage — just like tests on Jose Campos’ elbow — so it
doesn’t look like this is a Tommy John issue, just a sore elbow. Hard to know
much more than that. He has had a rough season so far but had a couple of good starts coming back from injury before this injury.
Oakland carries four left-handed relievers, and Girardi said that’s why
Mark Teixiera was moved back into the No. 5 spot in the lineup. That leaves the
Yankees with a right-handed or switch hitter between each of their left-handed
hitters. “Clubs that have four left-handers, you really have to be careful how
you construct your lineup,” Girardi said. “Could I change it? Yeah, but right
now it’s what we’re going to do.”
Obviously Girardi could put Nick Swisher fifth instead of Teixeira and have
the same split-the-lefties result, but Swisher is hitting just .211/.295/.342
after left-handers this season. Teixeira is hitting .220/.259/.400 against them.
Neither one has been a particularly good option this season. Ibanez, by the way,
is hitting .200/.250/.267 against lefties.
Yesterday’s off day gave Teixeira yet another day to rest, but he doesn’t
seem much different than he was a week ago. “I still hear him cough every once
in a while,” Girardi said. “It’s not all the way gone. I wish it was, but it’s
not.”
Friday, May 25, 2012
The Mets even up their four game series with the San Diego Padres
The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres by the score of 6-1 on Friday night. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing,NY. Dillon Gee started for the Mets and pitched very well. The bullpen pitched a couple of hitless innings. Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a couple of hits and Ike Davis had a couple of RBI. Anthony Bass started for the Padres and struggled, the Padres bullpen pitched well.
Gee pitched seven innings in earning his fourth win of the season. He gave up four hits and a run with three walks and nine strikeouts. Tim Byrdak gave up a walk in his one inning and struck out one and Ramon Ramirez pitched a perfect inning. Bass lost his fifth game of the season, he pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and six runs with three walks and four strikeouts. Alex Hinshaw pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out two and Miles Mikolas pitched a perfect inning.
Mike Baxter had a hit and an RBI, Nieuwenhuis had two hits and an RBI and David Wright drew a walk. Lucas Duda had a hit, RBI and drew a walk, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Davis had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk. Rob Johnson had a hit and drew a walk and Gee had a hit. Gee and Murphy each had a double and Duda hit a homerun. The Mets were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Baxter had an outfield assist.
Will Venable had a hit and drew two walks, Yonder Alonso had a hit and Jesus Guzman had an RBI. Chase Headley drew a walk, John Baker had a hit and Andy Parrino drew a walk. Everth Cabrera had a hit, Venable had a double and the Padres were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.
In the first inning the Padres took a 1-0 lead on a sacrifice fly by Guzman. Duda hit a solo homerun in the second to tie the game at one. Baxter hit an RBI double in the third and Nieuwenhuis hit an RBI single to make it a 3-1 Mets lead. In the fifth inning Murphy hit an RBI double and Davis had a two run single to push the lead to 6-1. That was it for the scoring in the game.
The two teams have split the first two games of this four game series. The Mets improved their record to 25-21 and the Padres saw their record to drop to 17-30. The two teams will square off once again on Saturday afternoon. The series will include on Sunday afternoon for Mets banner day.
Gee pitched seven innings in earning his fourth win of the season. He gave up four hits and a run with three walks and nine strikeouts. Tim Byrdak gave up a walk in his one inning and struck out one and Ramon Ramirez pitched a perfect inning. Bass lost his fifth game of the season, he pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and six runs with three walks and four strikeouts. Alex Hinshaw pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out two and Miles Mikolas pitched a perfect inning.
Mike Baxter had a hit and an RBI, Nieuwenhuis had two hits and an RBI and David Wright drew a walk. Lucas Duda had a hit, RBI and drew a walk, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Davis had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk. Rob Johnson had a hit and drew a walk and Gee had a hit. Gee and Murphy each had a double and Duda hit a homerun. The Mets were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Baxter had an outfield assist.
Will Venable had a hit and drew two walks, Yonder Alonso had a hit and Jesus Guzman had an RBI. Chase Headley drew a walk, John Baker had a hit and Andy Parrino drew a walk. Everth Cabrera had a hit, Venable had a double and the Padres were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.
In the first inning the Padres took a 1-0 lead on a sacrifice fly by Guzman. Duda hit a solo homerun in the second to tie the game at one. Baxter hit an RBI double in the third and Nieuwenhuis hit an RBI single to make it a 3-1 Mets lead. In the fifth inning Murphy hit an RBI double and Davis had a two run single to push the lead to 6-1. That was it for the scoring in the game.
The two teams have split the first two games of this four game series. The Mets improved their record to 25-21 and the Padres saw their record to drop to 17-30. The two teams will square off once again on Saturday afternoon. The series will include on Sunday afternoon for Mets banner day.
The Mets have a rough night in the rain as they lose to the San Diego Padres
The New York Mets were defeated by the San Diego Padres by the score of 11-5 on Thursday night. The game was played at Citi Field in Flushing,NY in front of a sparse crowd on a rainy night. Jeremy Hefner started for the Mets and was not very good. The bullpen wasn’t very good either for the Mets. David Wright led the Mets offense which he has been doing all season long. Eric Stults started for the Padres and pitched well, he just didn’t go deep into the game. The bullpen used a bunch of guys, two of them gave up four runs but the other three were very good. Cabrera led the offense although they got a lot of production up and down the lineup.
Hefner lost his second game of the season pitching 3 2/3 innings giving up nine hits and six runs. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out three. Ramon Ramirez pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out two, Manny Acosta pitched two innings giving up five hits and three runs with a walk and four strikeouts and Robert Carson pitched two innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk. Stults won his first game pitching five innings giving up four hits and an unearned run with a walk and two strikeouts. The Padres used five relievers to pitch four innings. They gave up five hits and four runs with three walks and five strikeouts.
Daniel Murphy drew two walks, Wright had three hits and two RBI and Scott Hairston had a hit. Lucas Duda had a hit and drew a walk, Ike Davis had a hit and two RBI and Andres Torres had a hit and drew a walk. Rob Johnson had a hit and Justin Turner had a hit. Wright and Turner each had a double and Wright hit a homerun. The Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Rottino, Hairston and Torres each had a stolen base.
Will Venable had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Cameron Maybin had three hits and two RBI and Yonder Alonso had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Jesus Guzman had two hits and two RBI, Chase Headley had two hits and an RBI and Nick Hundley had a hit and an RBI. Andy Parrino had a hit and two RBI, Everth Cabrera had four hits and Alexi Amarista had a hit. Cabrera, Venable, Alonso and Guzman each had a double. Hundley had a homerun. The Padres were 7-16 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Cabrera, Maybin and Headley each had a stolen base and Headley was caught stealing. Hundley had a throwing error.
In the second Rottino stole third base and scored on a throwing error to make it 1-0 Mets. In the third Venable hit an RBI double, Maybin hit an RBI single and Guzman hit a two run double to make it 4-1 Padres. In the fourth Venable hit an RBI double and Maybin hit an RBI single to make it 6-1 Padres. Wright hit a two run homerun in the bottom of the sixth to cut the lead to 6-3 Padres. In the seventh Headley had an RBI single and Parrino had a two run single making it a 9-3 game. Alonso had an RBI single in the eighth to push the lead to 10-3. Davis had a two run single in the eighth inning cutting the lead to 10-5. In the ninth Hundley homered to make it 11-5 and that would be the final score.
The Padres won the first game of four over this holiday weekend. The two teams will play on Friday night at Citi Field. They will then play Saturday and Sunday afternoon. The Mets record fell to 24-21 and the Padres improved their record to 17-29.
Hefner lost his second game of the season pitching 3 2/3 innings giving up nine hits and six runs. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out three. Ramon Ramirez pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out two, Manny Acosta pitched two innings giving up five hits and three runs with a walk and four strikeouts and Robert Carson pitched two innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk. Stults won his first game pitching five innings giving up four hits and an unearned run with a walk and two strikeouts. The Padres used five relievers to pitch four innings. They gave up five hits and four runs with three walks and five strikeouts.
Daniel Murphy drew two walks, Wright had three hits and two RBI and Scott Hairston had a hit. Lucas Duda had a hit and drew a walk, Ike Davis had a hit and two RBI and Andres Torres had a hit and drew a walk. Rob Johnson had a hit and Justin Turner had a hit. Wright and Turner each had a double and Wright hit a homerun. The Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Rottino, Hairston and Torres each had a stolen base.
Will Venable had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Cameron Maybin had three hits and two RBI and Yonder Alonso had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Jesus Guzman had two hits and two RBI, Chase Headley had two hits and an RBI and Nick Hundley had a hit and an RBI. Andy Parrino had a hit and two RBI, Everth Cabrera had four hits and Alexi Amarista had a hit. Cabrera, Venable, Alonso and Guzman each had a double. Hundley had a homerun. The Padres were 7-16 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Cabrera, Maybin and Headley each had a stolen base and Headley was caught stealing. Hundley had a throwing error.
In the second Rottino stole third base and scored on a throwing error to make it 1-0 Mets. In the third Venable hit an RBI double, Maybin hit an RBI single and Guzman hit a two run double to make it 4-1 Padres. In the fourth Venable hit an RBI double and Maybin hit an RBI single to make it 6-1 Padres. Wright hit a two run homerun in the bottom of the sixth to cut the lead to 6-3 Padres. In the seventh Headley had an RBI single and Parrino had a two run single making it a 9-3 game. Alonso had an RBI single in the eighth to push the lead to 10-3. Davis had a two run single in the eighth inning cutting the lead to 10-5. In the ninth Hundley homered to make it 11-5 and that would be the final score.
The Padres won the first game of four over this holiday weekend. The two teams will play on Friday night at Citi Field. They will then play Saturday and Sunday afternoon. The Mets record fell to 24-21 and the Padres improved their record to 17-29.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
The New York Yankees bats awake and they take the series from the Kansas City Royals
The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals by the score of 8-3 on Wednesday night. The game was played at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx,NY. Andy Pettitte made the start for the Yankees and pitched well for the second straight game. He has won two out of his first three games. The Yankees offense was led by Alex Rodriguez who had a big game. Will Smith made his major league debut for the Royals and struggled. Eric Hosmer led the Royals offense.
Pettitte pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and two runs. He walked one and struck out eight and won his second game of the season. David Phelps pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts. Smith took his first loss and pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with a walk and a strikeout. The bullpen pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with six walks and four strikeouts.
Derek Jeter had three hits, Curtis Granderson had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Mark Teixeira had an RBI and drew three walks. Rodriguez had two hits and three RBI, Robinson Cano had an RBI and Nick Swisher drew a walk. Andruw Jones had a hit and an RBI and drew two walks. Jeter had a double, Granderson had a homerun and Rodriguez hit two homeruns. The Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.
Alex Gordon drew a walk, Billy Butler had a hit and an RBI and Jeff Francoeur had a hit. Alcides Escobar had two hits, Hosmer had three hits and an RBI and Mitch Maier had two hits and an RBI. Escobar and Hosmer each had a double. Butler and Maier each hit a homerun. The Royals were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Hosmer had a stolen base and Moustakas committed an error.
Granderson hit a solo homerun and Rodriguez hit a two run homerun in the first inning. The Yankees had a quick 3-0 lead. In the third Teixeira grounded out scoring a run and Rodriguez hit his second homerun a solo shot to make it 5-0 Yankees. In the fourth inning Butler had a solo homerun to make it 5-1. Maier hit a solo homerun in the fifth to make it 5-2. Teixeira drew a bases loaded walk in the fifth to make it 6-2, Cano grounded into a force out to make it 7-2 and Jones walked with the bases loaded to make it 8-2. In the ninth Hosmer hit an RBI double to make it 8-3 and that was the final score.
The Yankees won two out of three in the series and the last two games in a row. The Yankees improved their record to 23-21 and the Royals dropped their record to 17-26. The Yankees will get the day off on Thursday and begin a three game series in Oakland on Friday night.
Pettitte pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and two runs. He walked one and struck out eight and won his second game of the season. David Phelps pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts. Smith took his first loss and pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with a walk and a strikeout. The bullpen pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with six walks and four strikeouts.
Derek Jeter had three hits, Curtis Granderson had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Mark Teixeira had an RBI and drew three walks. Rodriguez had two hits and three RBI, Robinson Cano had an RBI and Nick Swisher drew a walk. Andruw Jones had a hit and an RBI and drew two walks. Jeter had a double, Granderson had a homerun and Rodriguez hit two homeruns. The Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.
Alex Gordon drew a walk, Billy Butler had a hit and an RBI and Jeff Francoeur had a hit. Alcides Escobar had two hits, Hosmer had three hits and an RBI and Mitch Maier had two hits and an RBI. Escobar and Hosmer each had a double. Butler and Maier each hit a homerun. The Royals were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Hosmer had a stolen base and Moustakas committed an error.
Granderson hit a solo homerun and Rodriguez hit a two run homerun in the first inning. The Yankees had a quick 3-0 lead. In the third Teixeira grounded out scoring a run and Rodriguez hit his second homerun a solo shot to make it 5-0 Yankees. In the fourth inning Butler had a solo homerun to make it 5-1. Maier hit a solo homerun in the fifth to make it 5-2. Teixeira drew a bases loaded walk in the fifth to make it 6-2, Cano grounded into a force out to make it 7-2 and Jones walked with the bases loaded to make it 8-2. In the ninth Hosmer hit an RBI double to make it 8-3 and that was the final score.
The Yankees won two out of three in the series and the last two games in a row. The Yankees improved their record to 23-21 and the Royals dropped their record to 17-26. The Yankees will get the day off on Thursday and begin a three game series in Oakland on Friday night.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The New York Mets win a matinee in Pittsburgh to win the series
The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 on Wednesday afternoon. The game was played at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jon Niese made the start for the Mets and pitched very well. The bullpen did it’s job and Frank Francisco earned his 12th save of the season. Kirk Nieuwenhuis led the Mets offense. Charlie Morton pitched pretty well for the Pirates but it wasn’t good enough on this day.
Niese pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up five hits and a run. He walked two and struck out five and picked up his third win of the season. Bobby Parnell struck out the only batter that he faced and Francisco pitched a perfect inning including two strikeouts. Morton lost his fifth game of the season. He pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and three runs. He struck out a batter. Jason Grilli struck out the side in his one inning and Brad Lincoln pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.
Mike Baxter had a hit, Nieuwenhuis had two hits and an RBI and David Wright had a hit and an RBI. Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI, Ike Davis had a hit and Ronny Cedeno had a hit. Rob Johnson had a hit. Wright had a double and the Mets were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Davis committed an error.
Harrison had a hit, Hernandez drew a walk and Andruw McCutchen had a hit and an RBI. McGehee drew a walk, Navarro had a hit and Clint Barmes had two hits. Harrison had a double, the Pirates were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and they left five men on base.
Duda had an RBI single in the first to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. In the fifth Nieuwenhuis had a sacrifice fly and Wright had an RBI double to make it 3-0 Mets. McCutchen had an RBI single in the sixth and that finished the scoring for the game.
The Mets won two out of three in the series. The Mets improved their record to 24-20 and the Pirates record dropped to 20-24. The Mets return home to take on the San Diego Padres on Thursday night to start a four game series.
Niese pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up five hits and a run. He walked two and struck out five and picked up his third win of the season. Bobby Parnell struck out the only batter that he faced and Francisco pitched a perfect inning including two strikeouts. Morton lost his fifth game of the season. He pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and three runs. He struck out a batter. Jason Grilli struck out the side in his one inning and Brad Lincoln pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.
Mike Baxter had a hit, Nieuwenhuis had two hits and an RBI and David Wright had a hit and an RBI. Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI, Ike Davis had a hit and Ronny Cedeno had a hit. Rob Johnson had a hit. Wright had a double and the Mets were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Davis committed an error.
Harrison had a hit, Hernandez drew a walk and Andruw McCutchen had a hit and an RBI. McGehee drew a walk, Navarro had a hit and Clint Barmes had two hits. Harrison had a double, the Pirates were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and they left five men on base.
Duda had an RBI single in the first to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. In the fifth Nieuwenhuis had a sacrifice fly and Wright had an RBI double to make it 3-0 Mets. McCutchen had an RBI single in the sixth and that finished the scoring for the game.
The Mets won two out of three in the series. The Mets improved their record to 24-20 and the Pirates record dropped to 20-24. The Mets return home to take on the San Diego Padres on Thursday night to start a four game series.
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